Your impact
* Shape the Cost of the UK’s Greenest Road Project
* ➡️ If you’re a Cost Estimator who values purpose, collaboration and shared success, this is a rare opportunity to contribute to an infrastructure programme that genuinely puts people, communities and sustainability first.
* ➡️ Join the Lower Thames Crossing - a nationally significant, pathfinder scheme designed to be the greenest road project ever delivered in the UK.
* ➡️ In this role, your expertise will help shape how one of the UK’s most complex infrastructure programmes is delivered - financially, socially and environmentally.
Responsibilities
* Reviewing and assuring contractors’ bottom up cost forecasts, helping ensure clarity, consistency and trust.
* Bringing together cost, risk and schedule information into clear, shared client forecasts aligned with Performance Measurement Baseline guidance.
* Offering thoughtful, evidence based insight that supports procurement, delivery planning and commercial confidence.
* Delivering impact that is visible, valued and closely connected to the wider team’s success.
We Offer
* 💷 Competitive salary aligned to your experience and RICS accreditation.
* ⌚ Flexible working arrangements — hybrid, parttime, flexible hours and locations.
* 🌴 24 days holiday plus the option to buy up to 10 additional days.
* 🏦 Up to 10% employer pension contributions.
* ⚕️ Comprehensive health cover including single medical cover & Digital GP (with options to add dependants).
* 👶 Family planning support including fertility healthcare.
* 😍 Employee Networks to support colleagues from all backgrounds.
* 📅 Enhanced parental leave and free access to support programmes.
* 🛡️ Life assurance at 4× salary.
* ♿ Income protection for long-term security.
* 🌱 Wellbeing Hub with free access to Calm, Daily Burn and more.
* 🎓 Professional Development — we pay your professional membership fees and offer extensive CPD opportunities.
* 🧩 Community Engagement — matched charity funding, paid volunteering days, and corporate giving schemes.
About the Opportunity
* ☑️ Lower Thames Crossing is a pathfinder programme, setting new expectations for low‑carbon, publicly funded infrastructure while preparing for private investment.
* ☑️ You’ll manage the estimating function across all phases of the project, working together with delivery partners across the construction industry and an inclusive, multidisciplinary team of more than 300 people.
* ☑️ Around half of your time will focus on supporting and reviewing contractor cost forecasts, alongside client risk reviews, spend profiling, developing estimating tools, and preparing clear Basis of Estimate and Estimate Reports.
* ☑️ Strong relationships, open communication and mutual respect are central to how this team works — you’ll be supported to connect, share perspectives and contribute in a way that feels authentic.
Qualifications & Requirements
* 🎓 A degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, Construction Management or similar.
* 💪 Chartered status or actively working towards it.
* ✅ Demonstrable experience in estimating roles on major infrastructure projects.
* ✅ Proven experience on nationally significant schemes (e.g. HS2, Tideway, Crossrail, National Highways).
* ✅ Familiarity with National Highways PCF, IPA Cost Estimating Guidance, DfT TAG, and Green Book principles.
* ✅ Familiarity with NEC contracts and public sector governance.
* ✅ Estimating Techniques: strong capability in first principles estimating, hybrid cost modelling, and structured Basis of Estimate documentation.
* ✅ Proficiency in estimating software (e.g., CostX, PRISM, Excel‑based models), and integration with planning and risk tools.
* ✅ A collaborative, considerate approach, with strong interpersonal skills and a genuine interest in how things fit together.
Additional Information
🏙️ Jacobs operates a h ybrid work environment and a 40‑hour working week as standard.
🧩 We value collaboration and believe that in‑person interactions are vital for both culture and client delivery. We empower employees with a hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations.
🤝 As a disability‑confident employer, we will interview disabled candidates who best meet the criteria. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.
🔍 If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support.
How to Apply
👉 Apply now and help deliver infrastructure that connects people and communities for generations to come.
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